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  2. Dread perming - Wikipedia

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    The dread perming technique begins with at least 6 inches of hair. The hair is then separated into appropriately sized dreadlock sections. Each individual section is then backcombed, or teased, to knot the hair and create a dreadlock shape. Depending on the method used, the dreads will either be tightly back combed, or more loosely formed.

  3. Wicks (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    There are three main methods of creating Wicks: . The "crochet needle method" which is the method of using a crochet needle, normally with two or more "fangs" to crochet existing locs together.

  4. Dreadlocks - Wikipedia

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    Dreadlocks, also known as dreads or locs, are a hairstyle made of rope-like strands of hair. Dreadlocks are created by either manually twisting the hair or by ...

  5. Why Safiya Sinclair cut her dreadlocks and wrote a memoir of ...

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    Sinclair’s rich, harrowing memoir, “How to Say Babylon,” is a story about home and its fragmentation. ... (Her defiance is exemplified in a scene where she sheds her dreadlocks, which her ...

  6. Synthetic dreads - Wikipedia

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    Synthetic dreads are typically made by braiding or wrapping synthetic hair around a core material, such as yarn or wire, to create a cylindrical shape resembling natural dreadlocks. They come in various styles, lengths, and colors, allowing individuals to experiment with different looks, from vibrant and multicolored to natural and understated.

  7. Jheri curl - Wikipedia

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    Hip-hop artist and actor Ice Cube wearing a Jheri curl hairstyle, 1987. The Jheri curl (often spelled Jerry curl or Jeri Curl) is a permanent wave hairstyle that was popular among African Americans during the 1980s and early 1990s.

  8. Perm (hairstyle) - Wikipedia

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    The first popular home permanent was the TONI brand produced by the Toni Home Permanent Company (founded by brothers Neison and Irving Harris) at its facility in Forest Lake, Minnesota. The Toni company used a set of twins to advertise their products; one with a salon perm and one with the home perm.

  9. Conk - Wikipedia

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    Conk hairstyle. The conk was a hairstyle popular among African-American men from the 1920s up to the early-to-mid 1960s. [1] This hairstyle called for a man with naturally "kinky" hair to have it chemically straightened using a relaxer called congolene, an initially homemade hair straightener gel made from the extremely corrosive chemical lye which was often mixed with eggs and potatoes.